Daily Post - 09.12.1941, Blaðsíða 3

DAXLY POST
naval line-up
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Comparative Figures of U. S.
and Jap Navies
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rr' HE Japanese Navy ranks third amongst those of the great
- nations. All existing battleships have undergone extensivé
^odernisatihn. They now hum oil fuel exclusively; their boilers
and engines have been renewed; the elevation of the turret guns
has been increased; anti-aircraft and under-water defences have
^een improved and fire-control systems brought up to date. They
sll carry aircraft.
It is believed that three or four new battleships are under
^onstruction. Rumours of colossal vessels with 20-in guns can,
however, be discounted if only on the grounds of cost, docking
aod harbour facilities. It is probaible that they will be on similar
^óes to the new American designs, displacing some 40,000 tons
°r so and carrying 16-in guns.
In addition to the aircraft carriers with landing on deck,
there are three seaplane carriers (Chitose class). They displace
9-000 tons and and have a speed of 20 knots. There are also two
°lder carriers ccnverted from oilers. The following information
ahout the Japanese and American fleets is summarised from
^aily.Mail Year Book 1942.
JAPAN
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EMPEROR OF JAPAN
Ttae Mantle of Dfvinity
Rests Heavily on tais
Staoulders
Battleships 9
Aircraft Carriers 6
0-in gun Cruisers 12
L:ght Cruisers 23
Hestroyers 80 (1939 estimate)
Submarines 60(1939 estimate)
Hitler's Trump
tContinued from page 2).
^aiyand politicaily,and iargely
in the rawi materials of
^dem industry and war. The
^01 of the oonrupt feudal-cum-
‘bsiness ciasse nb'.io tyranniseiov-
er the vast markets and uinildmi-
roser\-oir of ensiavabie la-
represen ted by the Chinese
911(1 other Eastem peoples, and
.^0 over the souhces -of mbber,
thl and other raw- materiaiis ii?
he British, Dutch and American
I’bssessions in the Far East. To
^ieve this aim they had many
°hstaces to oveoome, — the
^s-tanoe of the Chinese people
911(1 the British, Soviet and Am-
erícan strategic positions in the
fiast.
J^PANs policy.
I apan’s first idea iWas no
^ doubt to do JLike Hitler and
these objeoJves one by
AMERICA
17 (and 7 building)
6 (and 2 building)
18
14 (built or building)
70 (and 50 “over age”)
39 (and 67 “over age”)
one and in isodation. This was
foiiied by the magnifiicent resisrt-
anoe of China, whloh graduaLly
twon such a measure -of sympathy
and suppori from the Demoerac-
ies and Russia tliat it became
icear that China oould not be
beaten until her sourices of supply
from outside íwere cut- For a
time our íweakness after Dunkirk
foroed us to oompfy iwith Jap-
anese pressure and (O'ose the
Burma road- But Japan either
oou’.d not or did not take the
opportunity 'hnd the suppliesWe e
resumed as soon as we Hvere
stronger. Japan’s next thoughit
to iwait tl’J Hitler had, as he
expoc;ed to do, broken Russia’s
resistanoe, and then sieze the
oharoe to smash the Soviet posi-
tiona in the Far East and re.ease
the half a miilion or more of
Japan’s “araok“ troops iwhich for
years have been sitting in Man-
churia, poíwedess to intervene in
(Continued on page 4.)
Hirohito, as the Japanese do
not öail) him beicaiuse that is his
name, 'is someiwihat better than
Japanese. He does not have the
usua! squat frame and tondency
to bo|wi iegs. He has a 'horseman’s
baiiantíe and a stwámmer’s supple-
ness- When be swángs ac oss the
bea(tíh or sprints up the bamik to
the garden it is quiíe evidemt thait
he is not suffering fnom an over-
loaded stomaidh or an overtaxed
brain. He is a good animal. One
twouild never dream this to see
him rig'd and u'nresponsive in his
’.imousine as O Owds look on.
Then the mant e of divinity rests
heaviiy upon him. At home he
oan forget his god-ho-Dd.
C.—ih—C- of ARMY
H s fatíe is vakimashita, as the
Japainese wouJd say (literally,
‘broeed’) by sun and iweather.
SKghtly prominent white teeth,
better than mosit in this land of
over-relined riœ, Bontiast wl-th
the dark complexion and short
b aok moust-B.ie. Although he is
Commander-in-Chief of theArmy,
his mouth is neither the hard thin
iine' ,nor the tight purse of the
Japainese military. His lips are
rather ÆujII aind sensitive. In
some . íormer indarnatio'n they
NBere lantennæ, í’ee'ing theirWay.
They ,we e never a beak. When
he is interested, they s and open,
redeptive ,and vuinerabie; not
sea ej as a e t'ne Tps of the hard-
hitting and the seifmade (who
b.ing him papers to sign. Nor is
his head squane and effitóent. It
is sfightly longer than b oad, the
h-ead of a reaentiy adole ðnm
poet or professor or artist. It
could newerbe used asabattering
ram to bring doíwn the Great
Wa!l of Ohma. it is a head of
gentle dreams and inteliecíuai
del'ghts. Its air of detaohment is
aiooented by ithe thick-iensed
giasses. The eyes behiínd them
have been weakened, as most
rea’ly studions Japanese eyes
by the intoierable burden of
mastéling the Ja-pane e written
fanguage. The shortsighted eyBB
ai:e b oiwn. The hair ís bllack and
nebellious. ; J
A STUDENT
The general appearanfle is that
of a studem, or of a geutieman
wáth •hobbi'es. He seeks to ítóm,
not to diotate. Orao.es speak in
his name, but he is not am oraoie.
Whiie he shoiws no evidenoe of
being a great thinker, he has an
enquiring mi'iid which seeks out
informatíon regardless as to
jwihether it is of diretít use to
the head of a state
The books in his ampie.library
range from Confucius to Spengter.
P.ifosophy, eoonomics ttnd hi to f
are *we.l represented- There are
nrany bóoks in Engjsh; the Em-
peror feads Eng’ish easily but
speaks it with diffitíuiitry. Hehas.
some tího'o- iHustrated volumes
on -the subjetít of his hobby,
marine 'iife.
MANUAL
His manuaí on worid affajrs is
the Asahi (Mornjng Sun), Jap-
an’s greatest newispaper. The
Asahi is thiuner than the niormal
Times but Contains more iin-
formation; because a sing e ideo-
graph may expness the mean-
ing of a whole Engtish phrase.
The paper has representi\-es in
a’.l g eat capitals and mamy small
ones.
B ack-suited lecturers with brief
ca es full of /wúsdom tjame almost
dai. y to the pailaoe to address
a oiass of one. Ádult education
has an advoca-te and pxampie in
Emperor. He takes regular oours-
es in etíonomics, zo-o.iogy, litera-
iure and ari- He makes Copious
noíes, and keeps a journal-
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